| Spiritual Gifts (Part 1) - 1 Corinthians #22 |
1Corinthians 12 |
1Corinthians 12 |
| 9/5/2010 |
| I. Make every member necessary
(vs. 4-7; 15-17)
II. Many fulfilling the role of “One”
(vs. 12, 27; Acts 1: 4-5; 8; Acts 2: 1-4)
III. Manifestation of the Holy Spirit’s presence
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| Please Don't Offend the Angels! - 1 Corinthians #21 |
1Corinthians 11 |
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| 8/29/2010 |
| I. The Meaning of Submission
(vs. 11-12; Gal. 3:28)
II. The Model for Submission
(vs. 3; Phil. 2: 5-7; John 5:30; 14:28; 16: 13-14; 1 Cor. 14:33)
III. The Master Plan for Submission
(vs. 8-9; Gen. 2: 18-22)
IV. the Misuse of Submission
(vs. 3; Eph. 5:25)
V. The Marks of Submission
(vs. 4-7)
IV. The Manners of Submission
(vs. 10) |
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| What will we do in Heaven? |
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| 8/22/2010 |
| I. Worship
(vs. Rev. 4: 8; 11; Rev. 5: 12-13; Rev. 19:6)
II. Work
(vs. Rev. 14:13; Gen. 3:17b-19a; Rev. 2:26; Luke 19: 12-27)
A. Judges in God’s Court
(vs. 1 Cor. 6: 2-3)
B. Administrators in Christ’s Kingdom
(vs. Isaiah 9: 6-7; Daniel 7:27; Rev. 20:6; Isaiah 65: 17-22)
C. Priests in God’s Temple
(vs. 1 Peter 2:9; Rev. 5: 9-10) |
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| Overconfidence - 1 Corinthians #20 |
1Corinthians 10 |
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| 8/15/2010 |
| I. The Message of History
(vs. 1-6)
II. The Medley of Temptations
(vs. 7-11)
III. The Measures of Resistance
(vs. 13) |
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| The Race - 1 Corinthians #19 |
1Corinthians 9 |
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| 8/8/2010 |
| I. The Pride
(vs. 24; 26; Col. 3:23)
II. The Price
(vs. 25a; 27; 2 Peter 2: 9-10; Romans 7: 14-15)
III. The Prize
(vs. 25b; Rev. 19:12; 2 Tim. 4: 7-8; James 1:12; 1 Peter 5: 2-4; 1 Thess. 2:19) |
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| Rights and Responsibilities - 1 Corinthians #18 |
1Corinthians 9 |
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| 8/1/2010 |
| I. Paul’s Right
(vs. 1-15)
A. He was Apostle (vs. 1)
B. A spiritual vocation qualifies as work (vs. 7)
C. The spirit of the Old Testament (vs. 8-10)
D. The church had set a precedent (vs. 12)
E. Religious culture demanded it (vs. 13)
II. Paul’s Responsibility
(vs. 16-17; 19-22) |
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| The Lamb of God |
Revelation 5 |
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| 7/25/2010 |
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| The Dangers of Disputable Matters - 1 Corinthians #17 |
1Corinthians 8 |
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| 7/18/2010 |
| I. Spiritual Arrogance
(vs. 1; 4-6; 8; Mark 7:15)
II. Defilement of the Conscience
(vs. 7; Romans 14:14; Jeremiah 31:33)
III. Leading Others Astray
(vs. 9-13) |
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| Greener Pastures Disease - 1 Corinthians #16 |
1Corinthians 7 |
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| 7/11/2010 |
| I. The Commendation for Singleness (vs. 32-35)
II. The Concession of Marriage
III. The Command for Contentment |
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| Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death |
Galatians 5 |
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| 7/4/2010 |
| I. Enslaved to the Law
(vs. 1-4; Matthew 5: 17-18) |
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| Bible School Round Up, Devotion |
James 0 |
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| 6/27/2010 |
| I. Asking for Wisdom
II. The Alternatives to Wisdom
III. The Application of Wisdom |
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| Father’s Day Devotion: The Conversation with Hudson |
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| 6/20/2010 |
| I. Your father loves you
(vs. Psalm 139; Matthew 10:30)
II. There’s nothing to be afraid of
(vs. 2 Timothy 1:7)
III. Share with your neighbor
(vs. 1 Peter 3:15)
IV. This is for your own good
(vs. Psalm 14:3)
V. Always say you’re sorry
(vs. 1 John 1:9)
VI. Because I said so
(vs. Ephesians 6)
VII. This will hurt me more than it will hurt you |
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| Graduate Recognition Day - 1 Corinthians #15 |
1Corinthians 6 |
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| 6/13/2010 |
| I. “Am I choosing something that is helpful?”
(vs. 12a)
II. “Am I choosing something that has the potential to enslave me?”
(vs. 12b-13)
III. “Am I choosing something that is God-honoring?”
(vs. 14-20) |
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| To Judge or Not to Judge, That Is The Question - 1 Corinthians #14 |
1Corinthians 5-6 |
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| 6/6/2010 |
| I. The Audience Is the Church
(vs. 5: 9a)
II. The Application of the Command
(vs. 5: 9-13)
III. The Analysis of the Court
(vs. 6: 1-8) |
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| Ministers are from Mars…Church People are from Venus - 1 Corinthians #12 |
1Corinthians 4 |
Isaiah 55 |
| 5/23/2010 |
| I. Ministers are under-rowers
II. Ministers are under-shepherds
III. Ministers are undertake-ers
IV. Ministers are under evaluation |
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| Are You Crazy?! - 1 Corinthians #11 |
1Corinthians 3 |
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| 5/16/2010 |
| I. Loss Above Gain (Matthew 10:39)
II. Courtesy Above Competitiveness (Matthew 19:30; Luke 16:19-25)
III. Giving Above Receiving (Acts 20:35)
IV. Death Above Life (Philippians 1:21)
V. Trial Above Ease (James 1:2) |
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| Journey of my Life |
Psalm 37 |
Habakkuk 2 |
| 5/9/2010 |
| Psalm 37:4
Habakkuk 2:3
Psalm 27:14
Psalm 106:13
Psalm 127:3 |
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| The Absolute Value |
Philippians 3 |
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| 5/2/2010 |
| I. The Assertion of Value
II. The Assessed Value
III. The Actual Value
IV. The Absolute Value |
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| The Church - I Corinthians #9 |
1Corinthians 3 |
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| 4/18/2010 |
| I. Misappropriated Worship (vs. 5)
II. Misguided Model (vs. 6)
III. Misunderstood Roles (vs. 7)
IV. Misplaced Allegiance (vs. 8) |
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| The Resurrection of the Body - 1 Corinthians 8b |
1Corinthians 15 |
1Corinthians 14-15 |
| 4/11/2010 |
| I. Imperishable
II. Sinless
III. Impervious to Sickness
IV. Spiritual |
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| Identity Crisis - 1 Corinthians #8 |
1Corinthians 2-3 |
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| 3/14/2010 |
| I. The Supremacy of Humanity
(2: 11a; Hebrews 4:12)
II. The Subservience of Humanity
(2: 11b: Isaiah 55:8-9; Romans 3:23)
III. The Subcategories of Humanity
(2: 14-15; 3:3) |
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| The Wonderful Mystery - 1 Corinthians #7 |
1Corinthians 2 |
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| 3/7/2010 |
| I. The Gospel’s Incarnation (Colossians 2: 2; 9)
II. The Gospel’s Resurrection ( 1 Cor. 15: 42-44; 51-52)
III. The Gospel’s Universal Love (Eph. 3: 4-6)
IV. The gospel’s Comprehensiveness (Eph. 1: 9-10; Romans 5: 18; 1 Cor. 15: 22) |
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| Humility - 1 Corinthians #6 |
1Corinthians 1 |
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| 2/28/2010 |
| I. The Experience of Humility (vs.26; Psalm 14:1)
II. The Exaltation of Humility (vs. 27-28; Matthew 23:12)
III. The Explanation of Humility (vs. 29; 31) |
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| The Foolishness of the Cross? - 1 Corinthians #5 |
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| 2/21/2010 |
| I. Simple (vs. 17; 22)
II. Enigmatic (vs. 18; 1 Cor. 3:14)
III. Radical (vs. 23; Isaiah 9: 6-7; 53: 4-7) |
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| The Emphases of Love - 1 Corinthians #4 |
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| 2/14/2010 |
| I. The Enterprise of Love (vs. 1-3)
II. The Etiquette of Love (vs. 4-8a; 1 John 4: 7-11)
III. the Endurance of Love (vs. 9-13) |
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| The Unified Army |
1Corinthians 1 |
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| 2/7/2010 |
| I. The Sources for Disunity
A. Private Agendas
B. Personal Preferences
C. Prideful Claims
II. The Secrets of Unity
A. Words of Encouragement
B. Wisdom of Prioritizing
C. Work of Reconciliation |
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| The Wonders of God's Grace |
1Corinthians 1 |
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| 1/24/2010 |
| I: Empowering Provision (vs. 5-7a; Eph. 4: 11-12
III.: Eternal Preservation (vs. 7b-8; Jude 24)
III: Endearing Presence (vs. 9) |
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| The ‘Why’s’ Have It! |
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| 1/10/2010 |
| I. “Why Me Lord?”
(Matthew 5:45; Acts 10:34)
II. “Why Now Lord?”
(Eccl. 3:1-8; Rom. 5:6; Gal. 4:4)
III. “Why Not, Lord?”
1 Chron. 28:2,3,6; 2 Cor. 12: 7-9; Matt. 26:36) |
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| State of the Assembly |
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| 1/3/2010 |
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| Personal God 01 |
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| 12/6/2009 |
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| Thanksgiving for Tribulation |
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| 11/29/2009 |
| I: Temporary (vs. 6)
II: Necessary
A. Testifies to the World (vs. 7a)
B. Purifies our Faith (vs. 7b)
C. Glorifies our God (vs. 7c) |
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| The Glory of God |
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| 11/15/2009 |
| I. Illumination (Exodus 24:15-17; 34:34-35; Luke 2:8-9; John 1:9; John 9:12; Luke 9:28-32; Rev. 21:23; Acts 9:3-5)
II. Acclaim (Eph. 3:20-21; Col. 1:27)
III. Greatness (Psalm19:1; Isaiah 5:3) |
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| The Warning of Apostasy |
Nehemiah 13 |
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| 11/8/2009 |
| Nehemiah #14
I. Unhealthy Relationships (vs. 4-9), Matthew 10:37
II. Absence of Giving (vs. 10-12) Malachi 3:8-10
III. Loss of Passion for Worship (vs. 15-18)
IV. Moral Compromise (vs. 23-27) Romans 12:2 |
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| Our Response to the Worthiness of God |
Nehemiah 11-12 |
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| 11/1/2009 |
| Nehemiah #13
I. Participation (11: 1-3)
II. Praise (12:27; 31; 38; 43)
III. Portion (12: 44-47; 2 Cor. 9:7; 12-15) |
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| Understanding Old Testament Law Today |
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| 10/18/2009 |
| I. Basic Principles
A. The Law has been fulfilled, not abolished. (Matthew 5:17)
B. Love demands that we still keep a portion of God’s Law. (John 14:21)
C. The New Testament either amends of re-emphasizes certain Old Testament Laws. (Acts 10:15)
D. From Old Testament to New Testament, God raises the standard instead of lowering it. (Matthew 5:21; 27-28; 38-39)
II. Specific Examples
A. Marriage (vs. 30)
B. The Sabbath (vs. 31)
C. Temple tax (vs. 32-34)
D. Tithing (vs. 35-38) |
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| Revival and the Confession of Sin |
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| 10/11/2009 |
| I. Lamentation (vs. 1)
II. Separation (vs.2a; 2 Cor 6:14; Rom 12:2; Rev 18:4)
III. Obligation (vs. 2b; 16-17)
IV. Exaltation (vs. 3; 5-6)
V. Supplication (vs. 33-37; 2 Chron 7:14) |
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| Revival and the Confession of Sin |
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| 10/4/2009 |
| I. Lamentation (vs. 1)
II. Separation (vs.2a; 2 Cor 6:14; Rom 12:2; Rev 18:4)
III. Obligation (vs. 2b; 16-17)
IV. Exaltation (vs. 3; 5-6)
V. Supplication (vs. 33-37; 2 Chron 7:14) |
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| Revival and The Word |
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| 9/27/2009 |
| I. The Reference to the Word of God (vs. 1-3; Ephesians 5:26)
II. The Reverence for the Word of God (vs. 5-6)
III. The Relevance of the Word of God (vs. 7-8)
IV. The Remembrance from the Word of God (vs. 11-16) |
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| Restoration |
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| 9/20/2009 |
| I. Internal Inventory (vs. 4; 1 Samuel 16: 7; Psalm 139:23-24)
II. Acknowledged Accountability (vs. 1-2; 8; 12; 42)
III. Righteous Reservation (vs. 5; 61; 64; Revelation 20: 12, 15) |
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| The Secret to Success! |
Nehemiah 6 |
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| 9/13/2009 |
| I. Respond Quickly to God’s Call (vs. 15)
II. Give God the Glory for the Victories (vs. 16; 12:27; 31)
III. Trust god through the Struggles (vs. 17-19; 4: 4-5; 5:19; 6:14) |
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| God’s Stress Test |
Nehemiah 5 |
Nehemiah 6 |
| 9/6/2009 |
| I. Selfless Significance (5: 14-17)
II. Protective Principles (6: 1-4)
III. Righteous Reputation (6: 5-9)
IV. Discerning Disposition (6: 10-14) |
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| Conflict Within |
Nehemiah 5 |
Deuteronomy 23 |
| 8/30/2009 |
| I. Exploitation (vs. 1-5; Exodus 22:25; Deuteronomy 23:19)
II. Indignation (vs. 6; Psalm 4:4)
III. confrontation (vs.7-8,11; Matthew 18:15-17)
IV. Reconciliation (vs. 12-13) |
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| The Call of God |
Nehemiah 4 |
1Timothy 1 |
| 8/23/2009 |
| I. Deterrents
A. Discouragement (vs. 1-3)
B. Distraction (vs. 7; 16-17)
C. Danger (vs. 14; 2 Timothy 1:7)
II. Determinants
A. Dedicated to the Task (vs. 6)
B. Defended his Calling (vs. 13; Eph. 6:12-17)
C. Deferred Judgment (vs. 4-5) |
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| 8/16/2009 |
| I. Man’s Depravity
II. God’s Divinity
III. Sin’s Disparity
IV. Our Delivery |
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| Famine Religion |
Amos 8 |
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| 8/9/2009 |
| I. God’s people are in danger of spiritual famine because of their sin-filled religion (v 1-3; 11-13)
II. God’s people are in danger of spiritual famine because of their works-based religion (v 5a)
III. God’s people are in danger of spiritual famine because of their dead-faith religion (v 5b-6)
IV. God’s people are in danger of spiritual famine but in His mercy God brings restoration to those who are called by His name (Amos 9:11-15) |
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| The Gideon Example |
Judges 6 |
Judges 6 |
| 8/2/2009 |
| Life Lesson #1 God knows the potential He has planted in you. (Judges 6:12-13)
Life Lesson #2 God doesn’t require a crowd to get His work done. (Judges 6:14)
Life Lesson #3 Approach God with an awe-filled attitude and you will have peace. (Judges 6:22-24)
Life Lesson #4 Make your impact at home before you try to impact the world. (Judges 6:25-32)
Life Lesson #5 Gideon learned and grew from his experience with God and His nation was saved. (Judges 7)
1. The Sheep Gate (vs.1, 32; John 10:7)
2. The Fish Gate (vs. 3; Matthew 4:19)
3. The Old Gate (vs.6; 2 Corinthians 5:17)
4. The Valley Gate (vs. 13; Psalm 23:4)
5. The Refuse Gate (vs. 14; Mark 9:47)
6. The Fountain Gate and the Water Gate (Ephesians 6:26; John 7:37-39)
7. The Horse Gate (vs. 28; revelation 19:11-12)
8. The East Gate (vs. 29; John 1:1, 14)
9. The Inspection Gate (vs. 31; Matthew 25:31) |
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| Nehemiah #4 |
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| 7/25/2009 |
| Nehemiah Chapter 3
1. The Sheep Gate (vs.1, 32; John 10:7)
2. The Fish Gate (vs. 3; Matthew 4:19)
3. The Old Gate (vs.6; 2 Corinthians 5:17)
4. The Valley Gate (vs. 13; Psalm 23:4)
5. The Refuse Gate (vs. 14; Mark 9:47)
6. The Fountain Gate and the Water Gate (Ephesians 6:26; John 7:37-39)
7. The Horse Gate (vs. 28; revelation 19:11-12)
8. The East Gate (vs. 29; John 1:1, 14)
9. The Inspection Gate (vs. 31; Matthew 25:31) |
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| God Will Give You the Victory |
Nehemiah 2 |
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| 7/12/2009 |
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| The Command to Love |
Ephesians 5 |
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| 6/21/2009 |
| Outline: I. the Meaning of Love (25a)
ii. the Model for love (25b)
iii. the Manifestation of Love (25c) |
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| The Dangers of the Tongue |
James 3 |
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| 6/14/2009 |
| Outline: i. The influence of the Tongue (vss 3-5)
ii. The iniquity of the Tongue (vs 6; Proverbs 6:16)
a. lying
b. slander
c. gossip
iii. The Inconsistency of the Tongue (vs 9-10) |
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| Defense of the Faith |
Romans 1 |
Job 38-39 |
| 6/7/2009 |
| Outline: I. creation demands a creator (Romans 1:19-20)
ii. design demands a designer (Job 38:4; 39:26)
iii. Moral Law demands a Law Giver (Exodus 20:1-17; Jeremiah 31:33; Matthew 5:48) |
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| Why Did God Choose to Send Jesus into the World When He Did? |
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| 5/17/2009 |
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| Your Life God's Story |
1Samuel 1 |
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| 5/10/2009 |
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| The Gospel is the Power |
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| 5/3/2009 |
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| Experiencing God |
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| 4/12/2009 |
| Musical with full orchestral accompaniment
Directed by: Stephen Rector
Moderated by: Mark Usry |
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| From Hero to Zero (Parts I & II) |
Judges 0 |
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| 4/5/2009 |
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| Part 6: The Virtues in the Victory! |
Judges 7 |
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| 2/22/2009 |
| Part 6 of the Judges series
“The Virtues in the Victory!'
Judges 7
I. Treasures that God Removes (vv. 2; 16).
II. Troops that God Retains
a. Valor (v. 3; Deut. 20:8; 2 Timothy 1:7).
b. Vigilance (vv. 4-7; 1 Peter 5:8).
III. Triumph that God Records (vv. 19-22). |
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| Part 5: God's Formula for Victory |
Judges 6 |
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| 2/15/2009 |
| Part 5 of the Judges series
“God’s Formula For Victory”
(Judges 6)
I. Gideon’s Pedigree (6: 11-14; 25-27; 36-40; 7: 13-14).
II. God’s Presence (6: 14, 16, 34; 7:9).
III. Great Plan |
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| Part 2: A Generation Who Did Not Know the Lord |
Judges 2 |
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| 1/25/2009 |
| Part 2 on the Book of Judges
“A Generation Who Did Not Know the Lord”
Judges 2:10-17
I. Losing the Truth (vv. 11-13)
II. Losing God’s Favor (vv. 14-15)
III. Losing Its Legacy (vv. 16-17) |
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| What God is Doing at Sharon |
Matthew 28 |
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| 1/11/2009 |
| Robbie Page shares his insight on the Sharon's future from a recent staff planning retreat. |
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| New Years |
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| 12/28/2008 |
| As we put 2008 behind us, we are looking ahead to 2009. Robbie Page gives us four areas to improve on in the coming year. |
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| Do Not Be Afraid |
Luke 1 |
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| 12/14/2008 |
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| Part 6: Obedience |
Acts 8 |
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| 11/16/2008 |
| Robbie Page speaks about obedience in Part 6 of his series about the church.
Message Outline:
“Panacea for the Powerless Church” #6
“Obedience” (Acts 8: 26-40)
I. Does not Question Where (vs. 26-27a).
II. Does not Question Who (vs. 27b, 29-30a).
III. Does not Question Why (vs. 30b-35).
IV. Does not Question When (vs. 36-38).
V. Does not Question How (vs. 39-40). |
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| Part 5: Commitment |
Acts 7 |
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| 11/9/2008 |
| Robbie Page speaks about commitment in Part 5 of his series about the church.
Message Outline:
I. To the Martyrdom of Christ (Acts 7:1, 53; Luke 9:23)
II. To the Message of Christ (Acts 7:55-56; Hebrews 12:2; Matthew 10:17-32; Mark 14:62)
III. To the Model of Christ (Acts 7:59-60; Luke 23:34;46) |
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| Part 2: Prayer |
Acts 4 |
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| 10/5/2008 |
| Robbie Page speaks about prayer in Part 2 of his series about the church.
Message Outline:
“Prayer” (Acts 4:23-31)
I. Ingredients of Their Prayer
A. Praise
B. Prophecy
C. Petition
II. Impact of Their Prayer
A. Place
B. Presence
C. Preaching |
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| Part 1: Introduction |
Acts 2-4 |
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| 9/28/2008 |
| The first in a series on the Book of Acts which focuses on the institution of the church.
Message Outline:
Introduction: (Acts 2:42-47)
I. Expecting the Miraculous (vs. 43).
II. Experiencing Unity (vs. 44).
III. Exhaustive Giving (vs. 45).
IV. Exalted Worship (vs. 46-47a.).
V. Effective Witness (vs. 47b.). |
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